Hickory Point Bank & Trust Makes New Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Hickory Point Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 9,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $711,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BSV. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 20.6% in the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,292,000 after acquiring an additional 2,802 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 178,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,791,000 after acquiring an additional 15,787 shares during the period. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 303,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,893,000 after acquiring an additional 2,720 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 21.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 22,255,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,751,309,000 after acquiring an additional 3,984,419 shares during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $773,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of BSV stock opened at $78.11 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.75. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $75.72 and a 1 year high of $79.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.2474 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index).